Post by SHARK on Apr 21, 2009 21:26:46 GMT 1
More places should have one of these:
NWNWSFC Patrol Vessel "Aegis"
"Aegis" means "shield" or "protector" and was the name of the shield carried by Athena, the Greek goddess of the sea.
"Aegis" was purpose-built for the North Western & North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee. Her design is based on the Arun 53 ft lifeboat hull. A deep well at the stern holds a 4.8m zodiac inflatable boat that is launched and recovered by means of a sliding frame. The zodiac patrol boat is used by Fishery Officers to board fishing vessels and to explore shallower inshore waters. The deep well can be boarded over to provide a large area of working deck space when the vessel is carrying out research and investigative work.
"Aegis" is able to collect information about the seabed profile and underwater habitats. She is equipped with a sledge-mounted underwater camera and a RoxAnn hydro acoustic processor which provides information on seabed material types via a standard echo sounder. This equipment can delineate the extent of mussel beds and other shellfisheries.
The vessel has a range of 500 miles and patrols 900 nautical miles of coastline and 2000 square nautical miles of sea between Cemaes Head, Ceredigion, and Haverigg Point, Cumbria. A crew of three, including the skipper, engineer and crewman, is required to operate "Aegis."
"Aegis" was built by Halmatic Ltd. of Southampton with funding provided by the EC and the constituent councils of the Joint Committee.
NWNWSFC Patrol Vessel "Aegis"
"Aegis" means "shield" or "protector" and was the name of the shield carried by Athena, the Greek goddess of the sea.
"Aegis" was purpose-built for the North Western & North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee. Her design is based on the Arun 53 ft lifeboat hull. A deep well at the stern holds a 4.8m zodiac inflatable boat that is launched and recovered by means of a sliding frame. The zodiac patrol boat is used by Fishery Officers to board fishing vessels and to explore shallower inshore waters. The deep well can be boarded over to provide a large area of working deck space when the vessel is carrying out research and investigative work.
"Aegis" is able to collect information about the seabed profile and underwater habitats. She is equipped with a sledge-mounted underwater camera and a RoxAnn hydro acoustic processor which provides information on seabed material types via a standard echo sounder. This equipment can delineate the extent of mussel beds and other shellfisheries.
The vessel has a range of 500 miles and patrols 900 nautical miles of coastline and 2000 square nautical miles of sea between Cemaes Head, Ceredigion, and Haverigg Point, Cumbria. A crew of three, including the skipper, engineer and crewman, is required to operate "Aegis."
"Aegis" was built by Halmatic Ltd. of Southampton with funding provided by the EC and the constituent councils of the Joint Committee.